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A short ferry trip
from Cebu City will take you to the island of
Bohol. The famous Chocolate Hills here are
strangely rounded and look rather like chocolate
drops when the vegetation turns brown in the dry
season and this place is one of the most popular
attractions among tourists. They are about 60 kilometers northeast of Tagbilaran, the main town. Bohol is an easy
going, quiet sort of place with some fine
beaches, relatively untouched forests and
interesting old churches. This place is also
known for its bright purple colored potato
called ubi that gives halo-halo deserts its
color and flavor.
Some superb diving
areas are found here in Bohol. Two of the top
ten dive sites are located here. Balicasag
Island, just 10 km southwest of Panglao Island,
is a microcosm of all that is great in
Philippine diving. Cabilao Island, 30 km
northwest of Tagbilaran, has excellent diving
and snorkeling spots and is particularly noted
for sightings of Hammerhead sharks in its deep
waters.
Pamilacan is a
beautiful little island, 20 km southeast, unlike
Balicasag Island and Cabilao Island, it gets
very few visitors and for those who visits here
get the rare opportunity to sight both dolphins
and whales which swim freely in the waters
nearby.
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